The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-16
State gtems.

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A drunken negro named John Pol
and was killed near Alexander, Bun.
combe Co., last week.
News from Ashville tells us that
Hon. Jas. L. Robinson is fatally i'll.
There is no hope of his recovery.
The news papers tell us of six grad.
yates from Trinity college, seventeen
from the University and eighteen from
Wake Forest-forty one young men
gone forth to bless the human race,
let us hope.
Reporter and Post: The Pepper Mining
Co., are negotiating with a New York
company for the sale of a large lot of
cut mica they have on hand, also sew
eral thousand acres of mineral lands,
mostly iron and coal.
Davie Times: A severe storm passed
east of this place yesterday evening :
unroofng the house of Mr.. Snyder,
and doing considerable damage to the
growing crops. We learn that it was
very severe about Hanes' Mill, but
have no reports as to the damage.
Greenville Reflector: We took a ride
to Snow Hill one day last week and
have never e crops in better condi-
ton. We did not see a single farm
in the grass and the work was we'll in
hand. Corn is looking healthy. Cot
ton thrifty. Oats seem to be heading
small.
Monroe Enquirer: Distressing re-
ports continue to reach us of the raw
ages of the chinch bugs. They are
attacking the young corn in some Sec
lions and are destroying it as they 60.
The most important problem our far
mers have to solve now is what to do
with them.
Concord Register Mr.. Jacob Sire
walt, of Mill Hill, has purchased all
the necessary machinery to erect a
roller flour mill. It's capacity will be
from 80 to 40 barrels per day. This
is a long felt want, and we trust Mr..
Stirewalt's investment will be success
full and profitable, and thereby put a
stop to the go-a-begging sales of our
home made -four.
Windsor Ledger: Mr.. w. L. Askew
reports that on last Thursday morning
about 5 o'clock his stables from the
plate up were blown to pieces and
that a portion struck his gin house
tearing out one end. Some of the
timber was carried a mile and a half
by the cyclone. Mr.. Nehemiah
Bunch; living near, states that trees
were twisted short off and others up
rooted by the violence Of the wind.
Warrenton Gazette: Mr.. Hugh
White has oats five feet high, which
have not begun to head.-We were
visited by a hail storm a few days ago
doing a great deal of damage. Mr.
Willie Tharington,s cotton crop was
completely destroyed. Also blew a
large tree across Mr. Tharington's corn
crib, five other men were in the crib
at the time but they escaped unhurt.
Mr.. VIM, Odom's crop was injured
some.-Crops of all kinds are look
ing we'll and our people are working
harder than usual.
Or Homes: More room is being
added to the Cotton mill at Worth
ville.-Swepsonville Cotton, Mill is
being enlarged by about 75x6O feet.
There are five brick kilns in Bur
lington and the proprietors are still
unable to fill orders.-Mr. J. H.
Ferree, treasurer of the Randleman
Cotton Mills has just purchased 100
more new looms for his company
A few years ago the Territory Of Da.
kota was a wilderness. Last year it
stood sixth on the list of wheat. produ-
cling States and Territories.
Wadesboro InteMgencer: Minnesota
and Dakota are in need of rain. If